Talk:Sussex Humanities Lab

So wikipedia hasn't changed much. I spend 40 minutes updating a page about a new major £3 million investment in the area of digital humanities analogous to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Digital_Humanities,_King%27s_College_London and some random person deletes my work and offers redirect. Because wikipedia. How about doing some basic research into how big the scale of that investment is, or how it is comparable to other research centres in the same area which you already have entries on.... To be honest guys, delete it if you like. I don't know why I bothered. Sussexhumanitieslab (talk) 13:09, 28 June 2015 (UTC) talk:Sussexhumanitieslab


 * Given that the humanities department at Sussex is not itself notable, it's no surprise that a lab within the department wouldn't be. As for the King's College department, other stuff exists; that article would need to be considered on its own merits separately. Notability does not work in the "W has an article on X, so Y should have an article about its similar Z" basis. —C.Fred (talk) 13:14, 28 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I agree, it doesn't have significant, independent coverage from reliable sources, as required by WP:GNG, and agree with 's comments. I recommend adding it as a section to the existing University of Sussex page, as it isn't notable in its own right. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:17, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, why haven't they been blocked for obvious username violation? Using the name of a company/organisation is not permitted, especially when you're just trying to promote them, as is the case here. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:20, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
 * That's a separate issue from this article, although I'll note that a request for change of username was filed. —C.Fred (talk) 13:23, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

1. So here we demonstrate our ignorance. It is not a lab within a department. It is a university research centre with a £3 million budget which is cross-school and cross-disciplinary. It's name might include the word "lab" but that doesn't mean it is a little room with a scientist in it. Whether you think it is notable or not is neither here nor there, but I gracefully withdraw from the insanity that is wikipedia and its internal irrationalities. Sussexhumanitieslab (talk) 13:27, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

2. I have literally been on your system for like 40 minutes. In that time I create an article about which you have zero expertise to judge and am informed about your username policy. I submit a form almost immediately to change the user name BECAUSE I FUNNILY ENOUGH WAS NOT AWARE OF THE POLICY BEFOREHAND --- and now you use this against an article I write even though I TRY TO FOLLOW YOUR POLICY. Meanwhile you delete my hard work citing an internal policy and meaning I have wasted my time trying to help you. Nice.

3. You guys need to give people a break that try to add knowledge FREELY to your system.

4. I am out of here.